I remind you all that Guild Wars in a copyright of Arena Net and NCSoft. All worlds and characters belong to them. The only things on this that are only partially theirs are the names Marcus Crowley and Palton De Nomin.
It was an ordinary day in Ascalon. It was sunny, warm. The grawl were hunting for their food and the river skale were as annoying as ever. But something wasn't right today. Some just felt awkward. This is what Prince Rurik was thinking to himself as he watched the happenings beyond the wall of Ascalon.
About two hours later Rurik spotted them. They were just dots on the horizon at the time but as they came closer he could see the wicker statues and the flame bearers marching next to them. The Charr were marching for Ascalon. Rurik said a quick prayer to Dwayna and sounded the alarm.
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"Marcus wa….p! The alar…is….ounding!" Marcus, a mesmer with short black hair and an affiliation with the element of air, can feel a pair of large hands shaking him as he slowly wakes from his slumber, "What was that?", he asks as he rolls over and puts his feet on the ground. He best friend Palton De Nomin, a warrior in blue armor who took a fancy to the teachings of the monks tells Marcus once more, "The alarm is sounding. Something big is happening. Get your cane and lets go see." Marcus shakes his head to wake himself up before he slips his boots on along with the rest of his attire. He then reaches over and grabs his cane and chakram from the wall and follows Palton from the room.
The two friend rush up the hill to Prince Rurik to see what was going on. When they reach him they notice the battle below them. Charr and Ascalon guards were doing battle just outside the wall. Marcus looks down at the carnage and utters a single word that summarizes his feelings, "Damn…" Palton on the other hand turns to Rurik, "How long has this fight been going on?" Rurik shakes his head and turns to Palton with the answer, "For about 20 minutes. And already we have lost twice as many men as the charr have." Marcus finally stops gawking at the battle and asks the Prince, "Any idea who is leading them? Or what drove them to attack us?" Rurik nods at Marcus's first question, "We have reports that a charr was spotted on this side of the wall. As for why they have attacked I don't know." Palton jumps on Ruriks comment of the charr on their side of the wall, "If there are charr this side of the wall then we should go and put an end to them now." Rurik nods to him, "That we must. You two go and get ready while I try and round up some others who are up for this task." Rurik walks off looking for others while the two friends head straight for the front gate of Ascalon to wait for Rurik.